shortening

英 [ˈʃɔːtnɪŋ]

美 [ˈʃɔːrtnɪŋ]

n.  (制作油酥点心用的)起酥油
v.  (使)变短，缩短
shorten的现在分词

现在分词：shortening　复数：shortenings　

化学

BNC.33129 / COCA.25891

牛津词典

noun

• （制作油酥点心用的）起酥油
  fat that is used for making pastry

柯林斯词典

• (和面团时用的)酥油，起酥油
  Shorteningis cooking fat that you use with flour in order to make pastry or dough.

英英释义

noun

• act of decreasing in length
  1. the dress needs shortening
• fat such as butter or lard used in baked goods

双语例句

• The aerial can be adjusted to the frequency of those signals by lengthening or shortening the spout.
  靠加长或缩短这根水柱，天线就能调节到相应的信号频率。
• It is the important way for shortening drilling cycle and decreasing the drilling cost.
  这是缩短钻井周期、降低钻井成本的重要途径。
• As soon as this bundle starts, the shortening service will be made available to clients.
  只要该bundle一启动，缩写服务就可用了。
• Future research should target shortening process and reducing pollution, particularly the discharge of carbon during the recovery process.
  今后的研究方向应是缩短工艺流程，减少环境污染，尤其要减少回收过程中的碳排放。
• It's only when we start the shortening services that the shorten command is registered.
  只有当我们启动针对shorten命令所注册的shortening服务时才行。
• The distance becomes shortening a lot.
  距离变近了很多。
• My trousers need shortening.
  我的裤子需要改短。
• Reusable assets reduce costs by shortening development cycles.
  可重用资产能通过缩短开发周期来减少成本。
• Reuse was always one of the ways of improving implementation of new applications and shortening development cycle.
  重用始终是改善新应用程序的实现和缩短开发周期的方法之一。
• Software reuse is one of the important methods for improving software quality and shortening software developing period.
  软件复用技术是提高软件开发质量，缩短软件开发周期的重要方法之一。